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GITA USA Secures First Purchase Order From ‘Major Local Space Company’

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…bases, and even cities on Mars.” The company did not share the local space company it is working with. Earlier this year, the company announced that it had opened a U.S. headquarters in in Los Angeles, noting that the expansion “marks a significant step in its growth and brings its innovative space robots to a wider market.” “We are thrilled…


ShipHero Implements inVia Automation to Upgrade E-Commerce Fulfillment Warehouses in Three States

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…5,000 customers worldwide, including Glossier, Mars, Universal Music Group, and Canadian Tire. It is also the official fulfillment network partner of Shopify and is rapidly scaling a network of warehouses across the U.S. to meet growing demand from online retailers. “Working with Shopify at the launch of its fulfillment network showed us we could scale with our WMS,” said Barnett.…


Robot Block Party Held by MassRobotics Shows Off Massachusetts Innovations

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…robot to extract, melt, and purify water from subsurface ice on Mars. Editor's note: Cesareo Contreras contributed to this article.


Amazon to Buy Mechatronics Maker Cloostermans to Expand Warehouse Efforts

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…robot vacuum cleaner. During its re:MARS event in June, the company announced that it was building its first autonomous mobile robot (AMR), Proteus. It claimed the new robot uses “advanced safety, perception, and navigation technology to maneuver around employees without being confined to restricted areas.” Amazon continues to invest in innovation In May 2021, the company opened its European Innovation…


Amazon to Acquire Consumer Robotics Leader iRobot for $1.7B

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…little over a month after re:MARS, where Amazon announced Proteus, its first fully autonomous mobile robot (AMR), along with a host of other new robotics technologies designed to be used in warehouses. For years, Amazon has used robots as part of its distribution and fulfillment operations. Its Amazon Robotics division includes the former Kiva Systems, which it acquired in 2012.…


Husqvarna Automowers to Host Worldwide Birthday Celebration for NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover

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…sing “Happy Birthday” for the Mars Curiosity Rover. Curiosity, the most advanced data-collection system sent to Mars to date, was engineered to sing “Happy Birthday” on its first birthday. “Sadly, since 2012, its birthdays have gone uncelebrated in order to save battery life,” stated Husqvarna. “As our robots on earth are so loved and so much part of family life,…


David Pinn, New Brain Corp CEO, Discusses His Outlook for the Mobile Robot Software Company

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…a $117 million acquisition by Mars. David Pinn. Source: LinkedIn Prior to joining Brain Corp, Pinn was head of finance for Antenna79, a technology startup backed by L Catterton, where he helped raise $94.9 million in private equity funding. Since joining Brain Corp in 2017, Pinn has held a variety of executive positions including chief strategy officer, and most recently,…


GITAI to Demonstrate Robot Arms Outside International Space Station Airlock

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…bases, and even cities on Mars. GITAI preps S2 for extra-vehicular demo In the upcoming technical demonstration, GITAI's “S2,” a 1.5 m (4.9 ft.)-long, dual-arm robotic system, will autonomously execute in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing in the vacuum of space. The arm was delivered last August via a SpaceX capsule. The company tested this same model in the Japanese Aerospace…


MassRobotics Announces Second AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator Is Open for Applications

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At Amazon.com Inc.'s re:MARS event this week, MassRobotics announced that the second Amazon Web Services Robotics Startup Accelerator is open for applications for its second cohort. MassRobotics and AWS said they are working to help robotics startups experiment and innovate while connecting with AWS customers. “At AWS, we are dedicated to investing in the future of robotics and providing world-class…


Amazon Announces Four New Systems to Ease Ergonomics in Its Warehouses

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…continues.” In conjunction with its re:MARS event today, Amazon announced Proteus, its first fully autonomous mobile robot (AMR), as well as the Cardinal robotic workcell, the Amazon Robotics Identification (AR ID) for package scanning, and the Containerized Storage System. To learn more about each system, see the slideshow at right. New systems join existing robot fleet The Seattle-based e-commerce company…


AWS RoboMaker Lets Miso Robotics Run Hundreds of Simulations to Ensure Software Stability

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…Miso to present at Amazon re:MARS Kruger will present on “How Miso Robotics Built an AI-Enabled Robot Fry Cook” at Amazon re:MARS in Las Vegas on June 22, 2022. The breakout session will examine how the company overcame challenges and the methods it used to develop Flippy 2 and Flippy Lite from prototypes to products for the kitchens of the…


Qualcomm Unveils Next-Gen 5G, Edge AI Systems for Autonomous Mobile Robots and Drones

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…and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise to make our lives easier, but many challenges remain,” noted Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones, and intelligent machines at Qualcomm. “We've made a $70 billion investment in compute, AI, and 5G,” he said in a press briefing. “Our expanded roadmap of…


Terradepth Raises Series A Funding Toward Ocean Mapping as a Service

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…defense as the moon or Mars, but far closer. Terradepth Inc. this week said it has raised another $20 million toward its development of “Google Earth for the oceans.” Founded in 2018 by Joe Wolfel and Judson Kauffman, two former U.S. Navy SEALs, Terradepth last month launched its Absolute Ocean (AO) platform, a cloud-based platform for sharing and analyzing ocean…


PickNik Robotics to Collaborate With Sierra Space for Space Habitats, Deep Space Missions

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…PickNik to support LIFE on Mars LIFE is a modular, three-story commercial habitation and science platform for LEO, Mars transport, and lunar and Mars surface habitation. It will provide opportunities for industries including manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to optimize the zero-gravity benefits of space, said PickNik Robotics. The company plans to provide technical expertise to Sierra Space for further development of…


Juni Learning Partners With Makeblock, NASA, and Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration on STEM Education

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…what a NASA astronaut exploring Mars or a deep-sea researcher mapping the ocean floor may encounter. At the end of the course, students will design and complete a master simulation challenge to present to the Juni community. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Juni on this exciting new robotics course,” said Jasen Wang, founder and CEO of Makeblock. “Our expertise in…


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